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elated

adjective
elat·​ed | \ i-ˈlā-təd How to pronounce elated (audio) \

Definition of elated

: marked by high spirits : exultant

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Other Words from elated

elatedly adverb
elatedness noun

Examples of elated in a Sentence

Alec felt elated—it was the first time that the stallion hadn't drawn back into the stall at the sight of him. — Walter Farley, The Black Stallion, (1941) 2002 But I was elated when my song was banned. I mean, nothing could have complimented me more than to hear they just banned it at such-and-such a station … — Tom Petty, quoted in Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2002
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Recent Examples on the Web

Honest’ About Her Sexuality Tensions aside, there was still love to be found in Paradise, so when Connor Saeli from Hannah Brown‘s season of The Bachelorette walked onto the beach the next morning, Caelynn was elated. Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com, "Bachelor in Paradise: John Paul Jones Accuses Derek Peth of Being 'Creepy' and Manipulating Women," 27 Aug. 2019 Walking out of the capital undetected and elated, two months later. Ailsa Ross, Longreads, "Mountains, Transcending," 9 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of elated

circa 1619, in the meaning defined above

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elated

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of elated

: very happy and excited

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